COSMOS 2019 (19972)

COSPAR: 1989-034A | Alt Name: Kosmos-2019

DECAYED

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Launch Details

Launch Date

May 5, 1989

Launch Site

PLMSC

Launch Pad

LC16/2

Launch Vehicle

Soyuz-U-PVB

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

19972

International Designator

1989-034A

Decay Date

5/18/1989

Basic Satellite Info

Name

COSMOS 2019

Alternative Name

Kosmos-2019

Type

Payload

Status

Decayed

Owner

UNKS

Country

USSR

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

COSMOS 2019, also known as Kosmos-2019, is a reconnaissance satellite (film return type) launched on May 5, 1989, from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome using a Soyuz-U-PVB launch vehicle. The spacecraft uses the Zenit bus configuration and has dimensions of 6 meters in length, 2.2 meters in diameter, and a span of 6 meters. It weighs 2,655 kilograms at launch and is equipped with batteries for power. Manufactured by TSSKB under the Oblik series, it features motors including 11D82M and S5.120 (maneuver module). Its shape consists of a sphere plus DCone design with a radar cross-section (RCS) of 12.88 square meters. The satellite is owned by UNKS and was launched for reconnaissance purposes, specifically photo reconnaissance through film return methods.

Physical Characteristics

Length

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

2655

Launch Mass

2655

Shape

Sphere + DCone

Radar Cross Section

12.88

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

Oblik No. 392

Purpose

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Mission

Reconnaissance, photo (film return type)

Manufacturer

TSSKB

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

Oblik

Configuration

Zenit bus

Motor

11D82M; S5.120 (maneuver module)

Equipment

Unknown

Power System

Batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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